US monitoring over 200 people for potential monkeypox exposure
by Maya Yang from on (#5MKPN)
Individual who contracted the disease caused by a virus similar to smallpox returned to Texas from Nigeria in July
US health officials are monitoring more than 200 people for potential exposure to monkeypox, after an individual who contracted the disease in Nigeria returned to Texas in July.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus similar to smallpox. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research.
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